DORIANO GRĖJAUS PORTRETAS || Spektaklis suaugusiems

Oscar Wilde, an Irish writer, was famous for his charm and extravagance, both in his works and in the aesthetic of life. At the age of 34, he published his book “The Happy Prince and Other Tales” and became famous and a well-known author after that. It may be said that his only novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, first published in 1890, was written in the form of a fairy tale as well. However, in the latter piece of work, the content was considerably gloomier... Thus it came of no surprise that a scandal occurred after the publication: it was demanded to ban the novel and to condemn the author for the promotion of an immoral way of life.

The creative group of the performance “The Picture of Dorian Gray” consists of well-known puppet theatre artists, the results of joint work of whom are already familiar to the spectators of the Theatre “Lėlė”: in 2014, the performance “The Sandman”, produced by G. Radvilavičiūtė, along with stage designer Renata Valčik and composer Rita Mačiliūnaitė, won the Golden Scene Cross award; it is being successfully played in the Theatre’s repertoire and constantly invited to represent the Lithuanian culture at international theater festivals. The new performance somewhat continues the discussion on the duality of human personality and his self-transformation commenced in “The Sandman”.